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ball down the field and get this fixed t unions are going to have to work with people like jeffrey canada. at the same time, as michelle rhee brought up last night, her union also paid $100 million in a mayor's race to destroy a reform candidate -- >> we'll have mayor fenty on tomorrow, by the way. >> and fought reform every step of the way. >> and that's a big issue. a lot of that is generational, by the way. a lot of the teachers have been in the system for a long time, have gotten accustomed to where they were. there are a lot of those teachers who are doing very good work. there are a lot of them who are just kind of showing up and waiting for their time to play out. too many school systems, you can get tenure after three years which makes it almost impossible to fire you. there's almost no other entity in american life in which you get effectively a full-time job guarantee after just three years. >> john legend said last night he considered this to be a civil rights issue. al sharpton said the same thing. >> by the way, it's a national security issue. we have to think about this. thi
ball down the field and get this fixed t unions are going to have to work with people like jeffrey canada. at the same time, as michelle rhee brought up last night, her union also paid $100 million in a mayor's race to destroy a reform candidate -- >> we'll have mayor fenty on tomorrow, by the way. >> and fought reform every step of the way. >> and that's a big issue. a lot of that is generational, by the way. a lot of the teachers have been in the system for a long time, have...
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we're in a lot of trouble unless we take action. >> jeffrey canada, a pleasure to have you. thank you very much. thanks for being here. >> we'll have more on education nation later on in this broadcast, including the latest on president obama's big push into public schools. >>> changing to another news story, the gulf oil spill was back in the news today, specifically the question of how much oil is out there in that water. remember that leak went on for 87 days and some folks have led us to believe it's somehow gone away, perhaps dissolving naturally. we learned more about the truth in those waters today. our report from nbc's lisa meyers. >> reporter: the two mare chan of the administration's oil spill commission expressed skepticism about the government's claim its response was not hamstrung by glossily inrack at estimates of the size of the spill. >> it's a little bit like custer. he underestimated the number of indians that were going to be on the other side of the hill, and he paid the ultimate price for that. >> reporter: initially, bp and the government estimated onl
we're in a lot of trouble unless we take action. >> jeffrey canada, a pleasure to have you. thank you very much. thanks for being here. >> we'll have more on education nation later on in this broadcast, including the latest on president obama's big push into public schools. >>> changing to another news story, the gulf oil spill was back in the news today, specifically the question of how much oil is out there in that water. remember that leak went on for 87 days and some...
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jeffrey canada is a long-time educator, started out as a classroom teacher. the days he's ceo of the harlem children's zone, whose public charter schools educate kids really from birthright through college. you're nice to join . last night, you spoke in terms of the nation, almost in terms of national security. >> you know, this is the problem we he, brian. we're the only remaining superpower in the world and we're moving towards a third world education system for our kids. the two things don't equate. i see people and they're trying to hold onto the status quo, they're acting like the kids are doing great. we're not in the top ten, not even in the top 20 anymore and this is a crisis for this nation. we need to do something dramatic to change this. simply pretending that we can keep doing what failed for 10, 20, 30 years to me is a huge disaster waiting to haen in america. >> lester touched on this. the film is largely about charter schools. that's really the -- they're red hot right now and that's the hot button here. what do you like to remind people about
jeffrey canada is a long-time educator, started out as a classroom teacher. the days he's ceo of the harlem children's zone, whose public charter schools educate kids really from birthright through college. you're nice to join . last night, you spoke in terms of the nation, almost in terms of national security. >> you know, this is the problem we he, brian. we're the only remaining superpower in the world and we're moving towards a third world education system for our kids. the two things...
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canada... how are you? i'm doing great, how 'bout you? right here on 119th street. if we could fix this block, then we could fix the next block, then we could fix the next block... we promised parents, if your child stays with us, i guarantee you that child is going to graduate from college. failure is simply not an option. the sixty...the seventy... the eighty... the ninety-seven blocks which ends up being 10,000 children. we start with children from birth, and stay with those children until they graduate. if you really want to have an impact that is large, you will get there going one step at a time. there is no act that is too small to make a difference. no matter what you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer or donate at membersproject.com. sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... which i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. y
canada... how are you? i'm doing great, how 'bout you? right here on 119th street. if we could fix this block, then we could fix the next block, then we could fix the next block... we promised parents, if your child stays with us, i guarantee you that child is going to graduate from college. failure is simply not an option. the sixty...the seventy... the eighty... the ninety-seven blocks which ends up being 10,000 children. we start with children from birth, and stay with those children until...
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the hollywood canada is even osceola opening this morning. the state's first slots casino just received approval from maryland's lottery commission to open early. the casino is set to open at 8:00 this morning. >>> the burgundy and gold headed out for the road for the first time this season. probably wish they would have stayed home. game came down to the offense against the rams. the redskins got dragged all over the field at the beginning. the skins did come from behind to take the lead in the third. sad bradford able to rally his team. steven jackson did it on the ground. bradford did it in the air. he gets his first win as a pro. >> not really surprised by much. i think they had some big runs. he provided the big player ability that they was looking for. you guess he was hot. >> we've all talked to clinton and we talk all the time. i think the most important thing in this situation is just to continue to show support. we know when he gets back in there, he can create some big plays if us. coming down later, we'll wreak down the x's and o'
the hollywood canada is even osceola opening this morning. the state's first slots casino just received approval from maryland's lottery commission to open early. the casino is set to open at 8:00 this morning. >>> the burgundy and gold headed out for the road for the first time this season. probably wish they would have stayed home. game came down to the offense against the rams. the redskins got dragged all over the field at the beginning. the skins did come from behind to take the...